Alabama storm death toll reaches 250

Saturday

Apr 30, 2011 at 5:51 PMMay 2, 2011 at 12:17 PM

CLANTON — State and local authorities said Saturday that the number of storm fatalities in Alabama has increased to 250.

Associated Press

CLANTON — State and local authorities said Saturday that the number of storm fatalities in Alabama has increased to 250.The new figures add one death in St. Clair County, bringing the total in that county to 14.Earlier Saturday, the number of deaths in Marion County increased to 35. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and Police Chief Steven Anderson said Friday night that the death toll for the city and its police jurisdiction had been reduced from 45 to 39 after clarified information was discovered.The state Emergency Management Agency on Saturday officially changed the number of fatalities it was reporting from 255 to 250 and the number of fatalities in Tuscaloosa County from 45 to 39.EMA said DeKalb County had 33 deaths, followed by Franklin with 28, Jefferson with 20, and Walker and Lawrence with 14 each.Other counties reporting fatalities are Calhoun with nine, Jackson with eight, Madison at seven, Elmore with six, Marshall at five, Fayette, Hale and Limestone counties with four each, Tallapoosa with three, Cullman with two and Bibb with one.

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